Import/export HS code 7011: Glass parts for lamps and tubes

Glass envelopes, bulbs, and tubes used in electric lamps, cathode-ray tubes, and similar devices

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 1,492,742
France 1,136,978
Czechia 543,530
Canada 245,094
Germany 134,663

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 784,584 708,158 -76,426
France 732,271 404,707 -327,564
Czechia 314,303 229,227 -85,076
Canada 112,395 132,699 +20,304
Germany 38,452 96,211 +57,759
Italy 36,793 76,054 +39,261
United States 40,765 39,769 -996
Ireland 40,465 1,355 -39,110
India 9,483 18,897 +9,414
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 21,565 1,055 -20,510

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 1,677,435
Czechia 539,783
Germany 243,350
Italy 112,814
United States 73,155

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 880,757 796,678 -84,079
Czechia 317,723 222,060 -95,663
Germany 81,329 162,021 +80,692
Italy 36,793 76,021 +39,228
United States 37,277 35,878 -1,399
Canada 47,886 4,452 -43,434
India 9,483 18,897 +9,414
France 17,713 9,060 -8,653
Portugal 8,773 12,425 +3,652
Poland 11,459 3,222 -8,237

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 0 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 0 3 +3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 0 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,599,709
Other 1,101,537
Air transport 687,540
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 567,793
Road transport 1,433

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 796,079 803,630 +7,551
Other 705,372 396,165 -309,207
Air transport 381,480 306,060 -75,420
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 310,465 257,328 -53,137
Road transport 1,433 0 -1,433

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,101,537
Felixstowe 624,823
London Gateway Port 559,655
London 475,011
London Heathrow Airport 336,457

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 705,372 396,165 -309,207
Felixstowe 590,072 34,751 -555,321
London Gateway Port 17,774 541,881 +524,107
London 252,032 222,979 -29,053
London Heathrow Airport 179,707 156,750 -22,957
Thamesport 64,093 97,243 +33,150
East Midlands Airport 70,701 79,919 +9,218
Liverpool Docks 61,295 79,922 +18,627
London Stansted Airport 83,274 28,428 -54,846
Southampton 22,389 42,705 +20,316

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Other manufacturing 9
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 5
Manufacture of electrical equipment 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 11
2025-10 8
2025-09 6
2025-08 4

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 27
54m+ 16
15m-54m 11
Other 7
0-1m 6

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 685,988
Switzerland 232,337
Gambia 161,462
Germany 130,472
Poland 89,476

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 441,475 244,513 -196,962
Switzerland 110,250 122,087 +11,837
Gambia 127,445 34,017 -93,428
Germany 74,033 56,439 -17,594
Poland 8,642 80,834 +72,192
Thailand 47,282 29,132 -18,150
Ireland 45,007 26,097 -18,910
France 12,130 57,078 +44,948
Spain 45,713 5,674 -40,039
Norway 35,639 13,159 -22,480

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
United States 7,112
China 1,867
XI 1,095
Ireland 331
Germany 116

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 4,246 2,866 -1,380
China 1,687 180 -1,507
XI 373 722 +349
Ireland 229 102 -127
Germany 116 0 -116
Italy 32 80 +48
France 81 0 -81
Viet Nam 25 0 -25
South Korea 17 0 -17

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,444,253
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 243,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 226,450
Other 12,641

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 880,434 563,819 -316,615
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 78,753 164,704 +85,951
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 185,133 41,317 -143,816
Other 7,274 5,367 -1,907

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 624,708
ZLC 410,462
London Heathrow Airport 286,558
London Gateway Port 129,794
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,494

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
East Midlands Airport 365,335 259,373 -105,962
ZLC 283,734 126,728 -157,006
London Heathrow Airport 144,572 141,986 -2,586
London Gateway Port 94,255 35,539 -58,716
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,816 61,678 +10,862
Dover 6,988 93,667 +86,679
London Stansted Airport 59,800 31,699 -28,101
Grangemouth Docks 45,431 0 -45,431
Manchester Airport 26,993 1,449 -25,544
London 20,985 0 -20,985

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 7011

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Glass envelopes, bulbs, and tubes used in electric lamps, cathode-ray tubes, and similar devices